State News

Iowa’s unemployment rate in May was 2.4%, unchanged for the past 11 months. Nearly 41,000 Iowans were unemployed last month. That’s about 400 more than were getting unemployment benefits in April. However, the state’s unemployment […]

The president of the union that represents many of the workers at the state-run Mental Health Institute in Independence says four staffers at the facility have been injured this month in assaults by patients. AFSCME […]

Spring was no lamb, and summer is coming into Iowa this morning like an angry, wet lion. Wide sections of the state are being peppered with powerful thunderstorms, strong winds and hail, while a Flash […]

The summer season officially arrives later this morning and with it, an elevated risk of serious or deadly accidents as Iowans seek to cool off in the water. Mindy Uhle, an executive officer with the […]

Iowa State’s Talen Horton-Tucker and Marial Shayok were both taken in Thursday night’s NBA Draft. Horton-Tucker was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second with the number 46 pick. The Chicago native showed […]

Eight people accused of distributing more than six pounds of ice meth in eastern Iowa will spend a total of 97 years in prison. The eight admitted to distributing the drug in Dubuque after it […]

More than 100,000 of farmland in three southwest Iowa counties were flooded this spring. One southwest Iowa farmer says his family has been able to plant just three percent their cropland due to this spring’s […]

A man working on a wind turbine in northern Kossuth County was run over by a semi and killed at the work site Wednesday. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Department, an ambulance was requested […]

Iowa State University researchers may have discovered a more environmentally-friendly fertilizer. While working with a type of charcoal called biochar, they realized it could basically act as a sponge to capture phosphorus from agricultural runoff. […]

Missouri has once again revoked the license of a former trooper involved in the 2014 drowning of an Iowa man. The Missouri Department of Public Safety has once again revoked Anthony Piercy’s peace officer license […]

Former University of Iowa Head Women’s Volleyball Coach Bond Shymansky acknowledges that an NCAA violation was committed when he provided financial assistance to a team member during the summer of 2017 to cover her rent. […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says it is important to move ahead after the man in line to become the Secretary of Defense withdrew his name when allegations surfaced that he abused his wife. “We need […]

Three dozen flood victims in southwest Iowa have said they want to live temporarily in mobile homes provided by FEMA, but state officials suspect many more need to move into a FEMA trailer. Iowa Homeland […]

One of the most successful fundraisers for the American Cancer Society is now underway in Iowa. The Relay for Life is being held in nearly 80 Iowa communities this year. Tina Coleman, spokeswoman for the […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has appointed a former state legislator who once served as the Iowa GOP’s co-chair to lead the state agency responsible for handling personnel issues in state government. Jim Kurtenbach will begin his […]

A critical component for moving Iowa grain to the global marketplace is finally back on track. After months of widespread flooding on Iowa’s eastern and western borders, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports barge […]

An Iowa State University mosquito expert says you really can make a difference in the amount of mosquitoes around your home. ISU assistant professor of entomology Ryan Smith says mosquito populations are starting to pick […]

Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne says more needs to be done to help Missouri River flooding victims — beyond what’s included in the recently-approved federal disaster aid package. “We were able, of course, to get the […]

Even the most dedicated “Star Trek” fans may have to consult Google to learn about the special guest at the 35th annual Trekfest later this month in Riverside. The eastern Iowa town claims to be […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says “a lot of factors” went into her decision to replace a key agency director. Jerry Foxhoven’s exit as director of the Iowa Department of Human Services on Monday came two years […]